BRYAN JOHNSON
Pendleton,IN
Summary
K9 handler and trainer with expertise in emergency response operations, skilled in rapid incident triage and task management. Enhanced team performance through targeted training and crisis management. Proficient in explosive detection and patient stabilization, ensuring safety and compliance in high-pressure environments.
Overview
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1
Certification
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Emergency Response Team Member - Paramedic and K9 Handler
Indiana Department of Corrections
03.2023 - Current
- Conducted daily training sessions with assigned K9s to meet standards established by Emergency Response Operations Team.
- Maintain and keep monthly training record for assigned K9
- Monitor assigned areas at irregular intervals for the safety and security of staff, the facility and incarcerated individuals
- Supervised incarcerated individuals during daily activities to ensure safety and compliance with facility rules. in various details across institutional grounds and buildings.
- Follow and ensure compliance with established security procedures
- Conduct unannounced searches within the institution and throughout the Indiana Department of Corrections
- Delivered coaching sessions to individuals and teams, enhancing performance and skill development.
Explosive Detection K9 Handler / Trainer
State Department
09.2020 - 03.2023
- Paired with an Explosive Detection Canine to conduct package, vehicle, building, open area, and personnel searches per TSA regulations.
- Liaised with clients' security management and law enforcement to execute standard operating procedures effectively.
- Conducted daily training with assigned EDC in accordance with company standard operating procedure set forth by TSA regulations
- Conducted weekly and monthly training sessions with assigned EDC to ensure compliance with operational standards.
- Created training aides and real-life scenarios to enhance readiness of Explosive Detection Canine Team.
Trainer / Handler
Vohne Liche Kennels
07.2015 - 05.2020
- Instructed law enforcement agencies on tracking/trailing, personnel, vehicle, area, and building searches, ensuring compliance with relevant laws.
- Trained and mentored team on effective handling and management of K9s, enhancing operational standards.
- Managed day-to-day operations of kennels housing 200 single and dual-purpose K9s and supervised a staff of 15.
- Imported and exported roughly 650 - 800 single and dual purpose K9's from throughout Europe
K9 Handler / Instructor / Kennel Master
US Army
09.2001 - 05.2014
- Implemented and monitored standard operating procedures, ensuring compliance of K9 teams with established protocols.
- Conducted monthly inspections of 150 K9s, safeguarding health and welfare in line with Department of the Army's Veterinary Standards.
- Developed, reviewed and edited Department of the Army's curriculum pertaining to Combat Assault and Military Working K9's
- Facilitated effective communication with mid-level and senior leadership across all chains of command regarding K9 readiness.
- Perform site visits, including remote locations to verify US Army standards were being regularly met by handlers
- Provided expertise as it relates to developing evidence and innovative training methods
Education
MA - Social Work
Michigan State University
MS - Intelligence Management
Henley Putnam University
BS - Psychology
Michigan State University
Skills
- Desktop applications
- Medical data acquisition
- Oxygen administration
- Infection control
- Intravenous therapy
- Disease transmission prevention
- Compassion and empathy
- Ambulance driving
- Medical volunteer
- Medical records management
- Incident command
- Behavioral emergencies
- Burn treatment
- Trauma care
- Critical decision-making skills
- Patient stabilization
- Accident response
- Advanced first aid
- Respiratory assessment
- Patient management
- Time management
- Emergency patient triage
- Emergency vehicle operation
- Patient assessments
- Multitasking and organization
- Scene assessments
- Poisoning response
- Spinal immobilization
- Vital sign assessment
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Reporting and documentation
- Airway management
- Pre-hospital care
- IV fluid replacement
- Environmental emergencies
- Basic life support
- Threat analysis
- Emergency operations
- Operational logistics
- Emergency transportation
- Organizational skills
- Task prioritization
- Team coordination
- Crisis counseling
- Budget management
- Emergency vehicle
- Spreadsheets
- Canine management
- Incident management
- Military operations
- Staff recruitment
- Threat assessment
- Training development
- Legal compliance
- Report writing
- Operational management
- Basic firearms training
- Outdoor work
- Crisis Operational management
- First aid
- Strategic Planning
- Delegation
- Regulatory compliance
- AED operation
- Live-in employment
- Training & development
- Program Management
- Client relationship development
- Management
- Experience working with incarcerated individuals
- Managing logistics operations teams
- Accounting and finance experience
- Budgeting
- Team leadership
- Surveillance operations
- Civil law
- Personnel management in education
- Profit and loss analysis
- Freight
- Schedule management
- Correctional case manager experience
- Adaptability
- Vulnerability management
- Curriculum development
- Account management
- Emergency response
- Logistics management
- Emergency response training
- Team leadership
- Technical maintenance
- Strategic management
- Business development
- Computer Skills
- K9 gear management
- K9 training techniques
- Performance Improvement (PI)
- Operational supervision
- Staff training
- Business intelligence
- Operational reporting
- Local ordinances
- Explosives handling in security screening
- Safety compliance
- Operating systems
- Crisis resolution
- Security
- Databases
- Drug and alcohol testing regulations
- Phone communication
- Canine explosive detection
- Emergency management
- Military Experience
- Interviewing
- K9 restraint techniques
- Stakeholder engagement
- Profit & Loss statement
- Customer relationship building
- Training delivery
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) implementation
- Logistics
- Dispatching
- Community engagement
- Public safety regulations
- Military
- Staff development
- Incident response implementation
- Law enforcement
- Report formulation
- K9 care
- Operations management
- Team leadership
- Decision making
- Time Operational management
- Video surveillance
- Writing skills
- Project leadership
- Animal behavioral training
- Operational efficiency
- Data entry
- Project management methodology
- Fleet management
- Customer service
- Correctional setting experience
- Typing
- Analytical decision-making
- Recruiting
- Crisis adaptation
- Event Planning
- Crisis intervention
- Kennel Experience
- Security audits
- Fleet operations
- Team coaching
- Instructor-led training (training delivery method)
- Team development
- Managerial problem-solving
- Emergency intervention
- K9 health management
- Computer operation
- K9 training
- Safety procedures
- Tactical response
- Staff management
- Crisis intervention
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Crisis management
- Risk assessment
- First aid proficiency
- Situational awareness
- IV administration
- Medical recordkeeping
- Empathy and compassion
- Physical stamina
- Safe driving
- Foreign body removal
- EMR / EHR
Certification
- Paramedic, TP-C
- Peace Officer Certification
- BLS Instructor Certification
- OC Certification
- Baton Permit
- Firearms License
Languages
English, Bilingual
Personal Information
Willing To Relocate: Anywhere
Timeline
Emergency Response Team Member - Paramedic and K9 Handler
Indiana Department of Corrections
03.2023 - Current
Explosive Detection K9 Handler / Trainer
State Department
09.2020 - 03.2023
Trainer / Handler
Vohne Liche Kennels
07.2015 - 05.2020
K9 Handler / Instructor / Kennel Master
US Army
09.2001 - 05.2014
MA - Social Work
Michigan State University
MS - Intelligence Management
Henley Putnam University
BS - Psychology
Michigan State University